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{{trope}}
{{quote|''"Hey, I have heat sensors. I know what you were thinking when she gave you that smile..."''
|'''Talking Gadgetmobile''', ''[[Inspector Gadget]]'' movie}}
[[Unresolved Sexual Tension]] is always fun when played for laughs and amusement. Two characters are totally into each other but it's never acknowledged, just heavily implied.
That is, until a character with some form of [[Super Senses]] comes into the picture.
See, [[Super Senses]] let you see things like body temperature, or [[Transformers Film Series|pheromone levels]]. And what can you infer from those signs? Why, [[UST]] of course. This non-human character just proclaimed (loudly) that
Usually the character announces this innocently, due to not being aware of [[What Is This Thing You Call Love?|This Thing You Call Love]]. Sometimes, though, they're deliberately trying to play [[The Matchmaker]].
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Frequently phrased in [[Spock Speak]]. Also, compare [[Dirty Mind Reading]].
{{noreallife|All The Tropes is not a gossip site.}}
{{examples}}
▲== Anime & Manga ==
* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'':
** [[Robot Girl|Chachamaru]] does this to some who's trying to deny their attraction to Negi. Chachamaru even offers to replay a video of it.
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* ''[[Future GPX Cyber Formula]]'': Even though Asurada doesn't really know or care of any [[Love Triangle|love-related conflict around Hayato, Asuka, and Randoll]], he still detects his partner's heart rate increasing by 1.2 times and demands to know what a kiss is.
* From ''[[Ms. Marvel]]''; "I analyze your every word, identifying subconscious speech patterns that betray your poorly hidden lust for my rock-hard robot body."
▲== Comics -- Books ==
* In ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]: Kingbreaker'', when Korvus hurts himself in battle, his "healbot" from the Shi'ar world senses that "his body temperature and heart rate has increased" as he watches Rachel Summers with whom he had a fling. Korvus responds with a definitive "shut up," as he is embarrassed by the robot's intuitive perceptions.
▲* From ''[[Ms. Marvel]]''; "I analyze your every word, identifying subconscious speech patterns that betray your poorly hidden lust for my rock-hard robot body." -- Aaron Stack, the ☠☠☠☠-ing Machine Man.
▲* In ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]: Kingbreaker'', when Korvus hurts himself in battle, his "healbot" from the Shi'ar world senses that "his body temperature and heart rate has increased" as he watches Rachel Summers with whom he had a fling. Korvus responds with a definitive "shut up," as he is embarrassed by the robot's intuitive perceptions.
* In ''[[Empowered]]'', the Caged Demonwolf has this role.
== Film ==
* In one of the ''[[Not Quite Human (novel)|Not Quite Human]]'' movies, [[Ridiculously Human Robot]] Chip is able to tell that his human sister has a crush on a guy at school.
{{quote|'''Becky''': What makes you think I like him?
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* In the romantic comedy ''[[Just Like Heaven]],'' when the guy is visiting the owner of a Pagan-esque shop to see if he can get [[Cursed with Awesome|Reese Witherspoon to stop haunting him]], <s> [[Napoleon Dynamite]]</s> the shop owner can immediately read the auras of both people in the shop - and proceeds to inform them ''both'' that they've got some pretty strong feelings for each other! "''Righteous.''"
* ''[[Race to Witch Mountain]]'' has Sara (the girl with [[Psychic Powers]]) commenting that the [[Hot Scientist]] lady found The Rock's character attractive. This, of course, sets him to wondering about it, [[Incredibly Lame Pun|spacing out]] for ''just'' long enough to {{spoiler|let himself get caught by the mobsters chasing him, and for him to lose track of the kids in a crowded casino.}}
* The ''[[My Favorite Martian (film)|My Favorite Martian]]'' movie sets up the friendship of Tim and Lizzie. Early on, circumstances force Martin to take Tim's form so that he can get rid of Lizzie, who showed up at a bad time. He ends up kissing her. Later, Martin reveals that the process of taking Tim's shape caused him to read Tim's unconscious mind and found an attraction to her, which is why he thought kissing her was appropriate.
* [[Robin Williams]] as Andrew Martin in ''[[Bicentennial Man]]'' uses this in a logical assertion that Portia is attracted to him, saying her pulse and breathing rate have increased, and even that she's putting out pheromones.
* ''[[Johnny English Reborn]]''. The [[Love Interest]] is a psychologist who specialises in reading body language. When she and English share an intimate moment he gently spoofs this by listing her emotional indicators (dilated pupils, flushed cheeks, etc) that indicate they're going to kiss.
== Literature ==
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* In the short story ''Liar!'', the mind-reading robot Herbie can tell when humans have fallen in love, although he [[What Is This Thing You Call Love?|doesn't understand how love works]]. He reads romance novels to try and get some education on the subject.
* ''[[Discworld]]''
** A vampire named Sally is able to discern Angua and Carrot's feelings for each other by [[Vein-O-Vision|reading their heart rates]]. Unusual in that this wasn't news to anyone.
** Gaspode the Wonder Dog can also tell when two humans are attracted, often well before they do. To his way of thinking, human sex can already be going on when the potential mates are sitting on opposite sides of a campfire, steadfastly refusing to speak to one another, as in ''[[
** You Bastard, the camel mathematician... ahem, regular camel whose skills aren't really anything special compared to some of the camels whose postulates he uses in his work, can likewise spot a hookup-in-the-making in ''[[
* In the ''[[Mercy Thompson]]'' books, this trope makes it impossible for homosexual werewolves like Warren to remain in the closet. To make matters worse, werewolves are socially conservative. It's a testament to Warren's fighting skill that he's survived as a gay werewolf for over 150 years.
* ''[[The Lords of Creation|The Sky People]]'' by [[S.M. Stirling]]. Venusian cave princess Tessa of the Cloud Mountain People knows that Marc Vitrak is attracted to her from his scent. Of course even the fellow members of the Earth expedition can detect this because, as one of them points out, Marc is wearing a loincloth which makes it clear that he's... aroused.
* Subverted in the ''[[Prince Roger]]'' series. One of Despreaux's fellow marines {{spoiler|monitors her biometrics to know when to send in a [[Moment Killer]] to keep her and Roger from getting it on.}} Oddly enough, this doesn't work on Roger. {{spoiler|''Nothing'' raises his heart rate or blood pressure except exertion.}}
== Live-Action TV ==
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** In "Parturition", Neelix attacks Tom Paris over his attraction to Kes. She's convinced he's wrong about this, but when she shares her frustration with the holographic Doctor, he gives her a list of telltale physiological changes he's noticed in Paris when Kes is nearby.
{{quote|'''EMH:''' Whenever you walk into the room, his respiration increases, his pupils dilate and the coloration of his ears turns decidedly orange. Until I noticed the pattern, I thought he was suffering from Tanzian flu. It's there for anyone to see. Maybe not in the same diagnostic detail as I see it...}}
** Later on, Icheb's Borg-enhanced senses lead him to conclude that B'Elanna is attracted to him. She isn't, of course, but she briefly plays along to get him to shut up. (Icheb isn't very good at
** Happens twice in "Revulsion," in which certain ''Voyager'' crewmembers show anything but for each other.
{{quote|'''B'Elanna:''' Does this mean you're too tired to meet later in my quarters?
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** Regarding the above: wasn't it confirmed that {{spoiler|House and Cuddy never hooked up, and that the entire night, including House's horrific withdrawal from Vicodin, was actually a Vicodin-induced hallucination?}}
*** Answer: {{spoiler|Yes, yes it was. And the lipstick was his Vicodin bottle, and he ends up in rehab}}.
* In the ''[[Legend of the Seeker]]'' episode "Listener" a young mind reader rescued by Richard and Kahlan informs them both that yes, their to-date undisclosed feelings for each other are mutual, which opens an important can of worms.
* ''[[Smallville]]''
** The episode "Instinct" has Maxima (thanks to her mental powers) tell Lois that she is in love with Clark, and vice-versa, even if they don't know it yet.
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* In season 3 episode 4 of ''[[Lost]]'', Sawyer is fitted with a heart monitor with unknown consequences if he reaches 140 bpm. When Kate starts to change nearby, he almost triggers it.
* In an episode of ''[[Babylon 5]]'', Talia Winters, a telepath, enters the elevator while talking about her abilities (and the fact that [[Chekhov's Gun|some thoughts get through her barriers]]) with a client. Garibaldi just happens to be riding the same elevator behind her and is seen staring behind her.. A few seconds later, she randomly elbows him in the gut before walking out. He stands there for a few seconds, clutching at his gut and says "I think I'm in love".
== Video Games ==
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'''Fall-from-Grace:''' Oh? Does that include modrons?
'''Nordom:''' I am no longer able to answer that question. I do not know. }}
**
* A version in which the one with the sensors, Visas Marr, ''also'' wants to tap that comes from ''[[Knights of the Old Republic]] II'' if you're playing a male character.
* In ''[[Star Control]] II'', the [[Telepathy|neo-Dnyarri]] names a couple of your crew members with crushes on you. (Then, when you tell them he's been listening in, they start envisioning creative ways of killing the neo-Dnyarri instead. It's hilarious.)
* In ''[[
{{quote|'''Kerrigan:''' Captain Raynor, I've finished scouting out the area and... you pig!
'''Raynor:''' What? I haven't even said anything to you yet.
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{{quote|'''Max:''' Why don't we just cruise for chicks?
'''Skun'Ka'Pe:''' Strange. My scans indicate you don't even like girls. }}
== Web Comics ==
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* Zig-Zag in ''[[Sabrina Online]]'' [http://www.sabrina-online.com/strips/SO_sm181.GIF can] [http://www.sabrina-online.com/strips/SO_sm546.GIF tell] when someone's had sex the night before.
** Possibly explained by the fact that, at some level, they are still animals, and that ZZ is the owner of a porn movie studio.
* ''[[Spamusement]]'': Spam email promise "We have located several horny women in your area!" gets the [[Visual Pun]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20131208084644/http://spamusement.com/index.php/comics/view/11 treatment].
** [http://xkcd.com/713/ Meet local girls in Low Earth Orbit tonight!]
* The [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|lesbian pirates']] ship in ''[[I Was Kidnapped by Lesbian Pirates from Outer Space]]'' has a [https://web.archive.org/web/20110108053620/http://rosalarian.com/lesbianpirates/?p=1989 "Gaydar" device] that "detects lesbian thoughts". At one point, Susie uses it to [https://web.archive.org/web/20110108015341/http://rosalarian.com/lesbianpirates/?p=1958 summon] [https://web.archive.org/web/20110108015719/http://rosalarian.com/lesbianpirates/?p=1956 help].
* A variant appears in ''[[Goblins]]'', when [[Awesomeness By Analysis|Psi-Max]], trying to figure out why his attempt to erase a demiplane failed, interrogates Minmax and Kin. He concludes that "as childishly cliched as it is, the previously unnoticed detail is [[The Power of Love|love]]." Effectively, a case of "My research indicates you want to tap that."
== Western Animation ==
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* Toph from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', who can sense the vibrations of heart rate and breathing to tell if somebody is lying, pulls this when Katara denies having feelings for Jet.
{{quote|'''Toph:''' ''(done in a singsong voice)'' I can tell you're lying.}}
* A wonderful variation from the ''[[The Legend of Zelda (animation)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' cartoon. Zelda has spent the entire series denying that she loves Link. Due to a wacky accident, Link's spirit gets separated from his body, so he and Zelda go on a quest to find his body and pull him together. While everyone can hear his voice, Zelda is the only one who can see him. When Ganon learns this, he mutters that that must mean that she loves him. Link and Zelda overhear this, and Link shouts for joy at this undeniable proof that she does love
* ''[[Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (animation)|Big Guy and Rusty The Boy Robot]]'': An [[
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